3 Introduction is the oldest digital medium still in use, growing out of the early internet. Even now, an address is one of those things that helps define you in the digital world. It has endured because it is so useful. It also works. ROI figures alone show this, rising from last year to 38 this year. is resurgent. When done well, stands up as one of the most effective ways to reach target audiences, but it s changing, and this change is making it more vital, more effective. Consumer trends are behind this change. is no longer a stand-alone medium - but something that integrates well with other media. Mobile in particular has changed the relationship between consumers and and it is generally now a mobile-first medium. In addition, newer disciplines like Conversion Rate Optimisation (CRO) breathe new life into to make it work harder while older techniques like segmentation help bring the right messages to the right audiences ever more effectively. New technologies like marketing automation software which matches behaviour to triggers, can also have impressive results and prevent older spray and pray approaches. Finally, systems have become more and more successful at eliminating spam. is now reliably about the things that interest the recipient. Taken together, there is new life in . You can see the evidence is in the improving statistics for delivery rates, open rates, conversion rates and click-through rates - forecast to continue into next year. In addition, more than half of respondents believe spend will increase next year. Treat your customers with respect, and should be a robust way to conduct business digitally. I d like to thank everyone who made this report possible. First and foremost, I d like to thank all of the client marketers who participated in the survey as well as those ESPs who, in support of research, encouraged their clients to participate. Second, this report (like the National benchmarking reports) is made possible through generous time given by certain individuals who constitute the benchmarking hub, namely: Matt Simons (e-magineblue), Marcus Geary (ebay Enterprise Marketing Solutions), Peter Swanston (OTT Pictures), Rob Hazleton (Concep), Steve Henderson (Communicator Corp), Gary Brandon (DBS Data), Gerry Weatherley (Clickwork7), Saul Gowens (Websand), and Phil Storey (Lyris). Further thanks are due to the report s author, Jordie van Rijn. Final thanks should be saved for the report s sponsor: DBS Data. Chris Combemale Executive Director The DMA 2

4 Sponsor s perspective It is now 44 years since the first was sent and its hard earned status as one of the strongest weapons in the marketer s arsenal shows no signs of diminishing. I am not at all surprised that the vast majority of marketers still consider to be an important or very important channel, as it has been proven to deliver consistently year after year. presents a relatively low cost channel from which to improve customer engagement and increase sales. Furthermore, it has continued to evolve as a technology. In fact, this survey highlights just how compelling the results can be, with 18% of respondents recording a return on investment of over 70 for every 1 spent. However, despite the returns, over half of all those polled are spending less than of their marketing budget on marketing, although spending looks set to increase for many in One of the most interesting developments we have seen in recent years is how traditional DM technique such as can work hand-in-glove with social networking sites (most notably Facebook) as part of a multi-channel campaign strategy. So, I am particularly delighted to see 44% of marketers recognising that integrates best with such sites. This year I would encourage marketers to seriously consider options such as Facebook advertisements to run alongside their outbound activities, as this approach is consistently achieving uplifts in response rates in the region of 4 with minimal increases in campaign costs of between 5% and. The most disturbing issue for me working as a data professional is that data degradation (29%) and lack of data (26%) were considered to be the most significant challenges to successfully executing campaigns in. With the quality of tools, techniques and data sources available to marketers today there really is no reason for these two issues to inhibit marketers. Data is very much an enabler! has an interesting twelve months ahead. Firstly, the Radicati Group predicts that by the end of this year there will be 4.1 billion accounts in existence, pushing the data quality issue to the fore, to ensure the right messages are going to the right accounts of the right recipient. But also the long-awaited outcome of the EU data protection regulation, which has the potential to have far reaching ramifications for every marketer. Adam Williams, Managing Director of DBS Data 3

5 Executive summary marketing continues to deliver a strong performance for brands and marketers. It is used by over 9 of businesses and provides a cost-efficient and powerful way for both broadcasting news and one-to-one communications. 9 out of 10 clients perceive marketing as a channel of importance or great strategic importance for achieving business goals The survey shows lower levels of ambivalence around . A high proportion of companies programmes remain managed in-house, with a slight shift from outsourced services of ESPs towards in-house management. Direct revenue is most often a key marketing objective and marketing campaigns are very effective in delivering it. Driving revenue through sales tops the list of prime objectives, with over a quarter (26%) of marketers seeing it as the most important goal. Marketers are aware of the need for engagement with one in five (22%) naming it their prime objective. 6 of marketers use conversion rates to evaluate campaigns effectiveness. One in five companies report an ROI of over 70. Increased use of targeted campaigns, advanced tactics and increased expertise lead towards a new tier of effectiveness. Regular newsletters are classed as the most effective way of delivering content to achieve campaign objectives, yet with a particular focus on segmenting the target audience based on purchase habits. Triggered and behavioural driven marketing drive more revenue than in previous years, with a reduction in blanket marketing. The overall expertise seems to be on the increase as only 12% of respondents rate their company s competence as basic compared with 22% last year. 78% of marketers rate their company s competence in marketing as either intermediate or advanced, up from 7 last year. marketers are building a strong business case with a high ROI and less internal constraints. has an average ROI of 38 for each 1 spent. A big increase over the reported in Only 4% of respondents predict a decline in marketing budget over the coming year. Internal resources and budget limitations are less often a constraint for campaign success. Over half of all respondents anticipate their company s spend on to increase during Trends reflect a positive outlook and a need for focus on data quality. Delivery, conversion, open and click-through rates have all increased, unsubscribe rates remain unchanged. Mirroring this, over the coming 12 months delivery, open, conversion and click-through rates are predicted to rise further, possibly led by the increase in advanced marketing tactics. Data degradation is the fastest growing barrier to effective marketing while data availability is less of a concern. 4

6 1. Strategic importance of marketing 1.1 Strategic importance of marketing marketing is an important piece of the marketing communication mix and marketers recognise this for their own businesses. 9 out of 10 marketing professionals declare as either important or very important to their business. More than half of marketers find to be very important to their business. After last year s dip, we see the proportion of those who perceive as very important returning to 2012 levels. Fewer marketers saw as very unimportant/unimportant this year (6%) compared with last year () and fewer marketers were ambivalent about the importance of this year (4%) compared with previous years. Marketers want to personalise experiences across multiple channels and touchpoints. To achieve this, users need a unique identifying key the address, which acts like digital passport. If marketers are not making the most from marketing, the strategic importance of grows. Without , building a profile of the (potential) customer becomes a very tough job. This explains s shift to important or very important. How important is marketing within your business strategically? % 32% 9% 1% 1% % 47% 14% 5% 6% 54% 36% 4% 3% 3% Very important Important Neither important or unimportant Unimportant Very unimportant 1.2 Primary business objectives for marketing campaigns Last year s report showed that can serve multiple business goals simultaneously and the purpose of is often distributed over multiple (more than three) goals. This year s survey suggests the focus for marketing campaigns is most often revenue. Driving sales is the number one business objective (26%) and acquisition is the third most mentioned (16%). 5

7 At first sight it might seem remarkable that an indirect business objective like engagement comes second, with 22% of respondents claiming this is the most important campaign objective. Engagement is often easier to measure than sales. In addition, one should not underestimate the role that engagement plays in learning from the user through their behaviour. Engagement may also come before handing-over to another channel, such as personal sales, for conversions. What is the primary objective of your marketing campaign? Sales 26% Other 5% Brand awareness 7% Retention Lead generation 12% Engagement 22% Acquisition 16% Source: National benchmarking report November Edition In B2B campaigns, we see more focus on lead generation, with 18% stating that is a primary objective compared to in B2C. Nearly one in five (18%) of B2B companies want increased brand awareness, while this is only seen as a top campaign objective for one out of twenty-five B2C companies (4%). Brand awareness is rarely a primary marketing objective. This is unsurprising because existing clients are often a significant part of the marketing database and the need for an opt-in already establishes a contact and familiarity with the brand. This notion of existing brand relationships in marketing is supported by the Tracking Report 1, where three of the top five reasons for signing up to alerts included: liking the brand, trust in the company, and being a regular customer. 1. Tracking Report 6

8 Reasons to sign up for Discounts (e.g. off) 38% Like the brand 36% Free samples/gifts 35% Trust in the company 35% Regular customer 35% Discounts (e.g. % off) 33% Free delivery 33% Making a purchase 31% Joining a loyalty programme 26% Competitions 26% Clear privacy policy 19% Advance notice of new products 13% Submitting product reviews Exclusive content Downloading user guides 4% Performance of different types of messages Marketers use a wide variety of approaches to reach their clients but newsletters, welcome messages, and customer surveys remain the top three ways for them to achieve their campaign objectives. Regular newsletters continue to be the top type of messaging used to achieve business goals. It s an effective way of delivering content to achieve campaign objectives. However there has been an overall decline in its popularity since Welcome messages, the second most popular type, are easily created through any professional ESP or marketing software and are often used for engagement or direct sales objectives. Once marketers use welcome s, they are more likely to use other time and behaviour triggered messages like purchase confirmations or birthday s. More than one-third (35%) of marketers that use a welcome , also send a win-back campaign. This is almost double the adoption rate compared to those that do not send a welcome campaign (18%). Respondents use an average of 3.3 campaign types, down from 4.4 in last year s survey. This indicates a focus on more productive campaign types, but explains the overall loss of ground of the campaign types. It will be intriguing to track the development of these in 2015 and see if it persists. 7

10 2. Business revenue generated by marketing 2.1 Approximate ROI marketing is known for its high Return on Investment (ROI). Of those able to report their revenue figures in the survey, we can this year categorise the marketing campaigns into three ROI brackets. Positive ROI: 2 of marketing professionals receive 1-5 back on their initial investment. Strong performers: 43% get a strong ROI of Within this group, the number in the ROI range has doubled, from 5% in 2013 to in. Top segment: Over a third (36%) produce 51 or more for each 1 spent on marketing, a firm improvement over the 17% figure of How much is the approximate return you get back for every pound spent on marketing? % 27% 27% 2 17% 15% 17% 13% 13% 7% 5% 8% 4% 3% 4% 5% 18% 13% 5% 5% 2% 1 to 5 6 to to to to to to to 70 More than Nearly 1 in 5 companies (18%) report an ROI of more than 70, which is more than three times last year s figures (5%). marketers have put their budgets to work harder, either by eliminating costs, optimising programmes or driving more revenue through tactics like focusing on list growth, intensifying efforts, lead scoring and more triggered campaigns. Based on the assumption that the average return for the top category of > 70 is we get an estimated average return across all organisations of 38. This is a 53% increase on the reported in ROI figures can be used to inform strategic planning and make effective marketing investments as well as gain internal approval and support for new marketing initiatives. ROI can be incredibly useful in building a business case for new integration projects. The average ROI of 38 confirms marketing s reputation as a trusted marketing channel that pulls its weight and consistently delivers a positive return. 9

11 2.2 Revenues driven by types What percentage of your revenue comes from the following types of s? Please ensure the total adds up to 10. Targeted to specific segments 3 39% 36% s to different segments covering the whole list 25% 21% 22% Activity-based triggers 13% 18% Unsegmented to whole list 23% 23% 14% Lifecycle-based triggers 6% 6% 12% During, blanket mails that have the same message for all recipients decreased significantly to 14% of revenue, with 86% of revenue coming from campaigns that used advanced tactics. This year, has completed its transformation from work-horse to work-horse with brains for delivering effective business results. The gap between those forward-thinking marketers and the others will continue to widen. Segmented and targeted s generate 58% of all revenue. More than a third (36%) of revenues were driven by s sent to specific target selections. Revenue from segmented that covers the whole database has levelled at 22%. Automatically triggered s based on lifecycle (12%) or on customer activity (18%) together account for 3 of every 10 in marketing revenue, up from 19% in This growth comes from increasing adoption and optimisation of automation systems. In general, there is a lower volume of triggered s, but higher engagement and conversion rates thanks to better timing and contextual relevance. A more tailored, segmented or 1-to-1 approach is often successful for generating revenue from . A general message can appeal to the whole base because of commonly shared interests, like a sale, which could in turn allow readers to explore new categories. With promotion and conversion driven mails, specific messages based on customer life stage, profile and product use will be much more effective in generating revenue. For instance by promoting a local event, based on brand preferences or additional services to a product the consumer owns. General mails can be an important piece of strategy by deepening engagement and driving traffic, but as we see from the numbers, once it comes to revenue generation targeted offers work best. 10

12 2.3 Most effective cross-channel integrations Looking at the general trend towards a more integrated channel approach, it is interesting to look at which channels respondents feel best integrate with to support their marketing objectives. General online marketing is currently the prevalent marketing tactic cited by 63% percent of marketers. This is followed by social networks (44%), Advertising mail (23%) and telemarketing (19%). As part of an effective crosschannel contact strategy, is most frequently coupled with online and social tactics, perhaps as these are relatively easy to measure. This year we asked more specific questions relating to the respondents own situation and goals. The responses show a significantly lower outcome for Advertising Mail and telemarketing integration compared with last year s numbers. It could be that marketers think that combined with Advertising Mail or Telemarketing will give a positive ROI when integrated, but a sizable number of marketers have not (yet) implemented or integrated these. Considering your contact strategy, which channel(s) integrate with most effectively to realise your campaign objectives? You can select up to three choices. Online marketing 51% 58% 63% Social networking sites 36% 45% 44% Advertising mail 23% 32% 45% Telemarketing Mobile marketing Public relations Webinars DRTV Trade shows Print ads Field marketing & experiential events Event sponsorship Online fan communities Radio Podcasts 8% 3% 6% 6% 3% 4% 1% 2% 3% 2% 2% 6% 6% 5% 5% 9% 9% 12% 12% 18% 16% 15% 14% 17% 15% 15% 16% 19% 19% 25% 28%

13 3. marketing maturity 3.1 Competence in marketing There continues to be a mix of those who perceive themselves to have advanced, intermediate or basic competence in managing their marketing, which suggests that marketing is easy to start, yet tough to master. 78% of marketers rate their company s competence in marketing as either intermediate or advanced, up from 7 last year. 29% of respondents rate their company s level of competence as advanced this year, but a higher percentage (49%) are comfortable with the essentials. This suggests that almost half of practitioners rate their business as competent at an intermediate level, but the majority are uncertain about handling modern tools and tactics. The overall expertise seems to be on the increase as only 12% of respondents rate their company s competence as basic compared with 22% last year. How would you rate your company s overall level of competence in marketing? % 3% None at all 6% 8% 7% Only just started out 2 22% 12% Basic, still feeling our way % 38% 49% Intermediate, comfortable with the essentials 39% 32% 29% Advanced, would be able to take advantage of modern tools and tactics 12

14 3.2 Ability to calculate revenues Understanding ROI is essential for accurate evaluation and planning of campaigns and strategies. A first step in this process is the ability to calculate the revenue generated by marketing activities. More than half (53%) of respondents said they were able to compute their revenues, representing a slight decrease compared to last year. It is important to note that B2B companies often have a more complex attribution task, with multiple indirect sales channels and longer sales cycles. This may explain why there is a smaller proportion able to calculate the revenues from . B2C sales cycles are simpler and it is potentially easier to evaluate these revenues. Are you able to calculate the revenue generated from your marketing activities? % 53% 4 42% 47% 3 2 Yes No Competence in testing How would you rate your company s overall level of competence in testing? % 48% 3 2 9% 7% 15% 14% 21% 18% 19% 13% None at all Only just started out Basic, subject line testing Intermediate, A/B testing Advanced, multivariate testing

15 Almost half (48%) describe themselves as intermediate; nearly one in five (18%) employ basic tactics such as subject line testing. One in five (21%) have limited to no skills for testing. 14% claimed to have just started out and 7% stated that they have no skills at all. The Marketing Software Buyer s Guide reports that nearly all of the 100+ modern marketing and marketing automation systems listed offer testing by sending multiple versions of an . More than 75% offer specific A/B testing functionality or a wizard, allowing the marketer to deploy tests while using less time and resources. This has probably contributed to the rise in the intermediate testing from 36% to 48% this year. Specific test results, comparison reports and even automated deployment of the winning version lower the barrier from ad-hoc testing to a managed process. In The State of Split Testing 3 survey, 78% of marketers said they tested a few to all of their subject lines over the period of a month. 9% of all respondents indicated that the software limited them to split test their subject lines. 13% of respondents felt that they are ahead, and could take advantage of advanced tactics like multivariate testing of their s. Multivariate tests do require larger database sizes than those for A/B testing, and creation of the variants often requires additional resources, making it a less attractive choice for some. 3.4 Management of marketing programme The proportion of marketing programmes that are managed by the marketing professionals themselves has remained fairly consistent year on year. However, we see a shift from work by ESPs to a larger proportion of in-house management. Last year s report considered that more outsourcing to specialist ESPs or agencies could allow marketers to focus on their core marketing tasks while taking advantage of the additional capacity and experience available to them. However, business are not yet taking advantage of this - the largest portion of programmes (79%) are managed in-house. The day-to-day management of campaigns is by in-house marketing professionals who are increasingly comfortable at the intermediate level (see chapter 3.1). When a marketing professional chooses to employ professional service providers, however, they are eager to collaborate with them. This can be derived from the National Benchmarking Report 4 where vendors reported that they manage 32% of the campaigns for their clients. 2. The Marketing Software Buyer s Guide The State of Split Testing, Howling Mad Marketing 4. National Benchmarking Report November Edition 14

17 4. Budgets and constraints 4.1 Budget allocation s impact and central role in a healthy marketing mix is rarely reflected in the budget allocation. marketing is famous for its low costs per contact, in part because of the lack of media cost. The budget allocated to appears to be decreasing this year with more respondents saying their investments in are in the range of up to or 2 of marketing budget. When asked about future budget changes, over half (56%) of those who participated in the National client survey in said they expected increases, but those rises have not happened yet. In, marketers are making their budgets work harder to get similar or better results from their marketing - low cost working in combination with an increase in ROI. This might be in part because a larger portion of the program is managed in-house (79%) and efficiencies are reached through further automation. Marketing specialists that take a holistic approach and integrate multiple channels tend to allocate budgets based on complete marketing campaigns or projects, or take a business unit / target group allocation rather than give a budget per individual channel. Software used for marketing is more often labelled multi-channel, inbound marketing or marketing automation / CRM or Marketing Hub rather than Service Provider catering to multiple channels and therefore - more fairly - speaking to multiple channel budgets. What percentage of your marketing budget is spent on ? % 51% 44% % 17% 17% 12% 7% 7% 8% 3% 3% 4% 5% 4% 4% 2% 2% 2% 3% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 10 percent 20 percent 30 percent 40 percent 50 percent 60 percent 70 percent 80 percent 90 percent 100 percent

18 4.2 Budget projections Over half of respondents (51%) expect their company s budget for marketing to increase in % expect the marketing budget to stay consistent and see no changes next year. remains one the go-to marketing channels, with 96% expecting their budget to stay the same or increase, and only 4% expecting their budget to decrease. The 2015 State of Marketing 5 report similarly found that 94% will either increase or keep their marketing steady, positioning it in the middle bracket of areas marketers are investing more in this year. Limited internal resource and/or budgets (chapter 4.3) remain significant constraints for companies looking to gain marketing success, but at a lower and consistently declining percentage than previous years. This indicates that the group planning to expand budgets are doing so to intensify their efforts and develop additional marketing initiatives. Looking forward, how would you expect your company s marketing budget to change over the next 12 months? % 56% 51% 39% 4 45% 3 2 5% 4% 4% Increase Stay the same Decrease Constraints Constraints to achieving marketing goals shows the barriers marketers encounter when looking to professionalise and maintain results. Limited internal resources remains the most significant constraint (34%) but at a much lower and consistently declining percentage (45% in 2013 and 54% in 2012). A lack of budget represents less of a challenge than in previous years. It seems marketers have unshackled themselves from inefficient internal processes, which have become less of a constraint. Removing inefficiencies is a great way to free up internal resources for the channel. Lack of data remains within the top three constraints this year (26%) but the percentage is lower than last year (36%). Marketers realise that data-driven marketing needs data to be not just available, but also up-to-date. Data degradation presents more of an issue this year (29%), almost three times the figure reported in previous years (8% in 2013 and 3% in 2012) and could be due to marketers desire to increase real-time and behavioural marketing campaigns State of Marketing - Salesforce Marketing Cloud 17

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